Tadon and Chikuwa (1998)
A film based on two short stories by Shiina Makoto. Tadon is the story of a cab-driver who spends his days listening to his passengers' conversations. Chikuwa is about a writer who faces a creativity bottleneck.
Director:
Jun Ichikawa
Writers:
Masaru Nakamura, Jun Ichikawa, Shinsuke Sato.
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Koji Yakusho as |
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Hiroyuki Sanada as |
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Jinpachi Nezu as |
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Satoko Abe as |
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Kaori Momoi as |
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Tomorowo Taguchi as |
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Yûji Tanaka as |
| Sound | Yasuo Hashimoto | Sound |
| Camera | Tatsuhiko Kobayashi | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Chise Sanjo | Editor |
| Art | Shigeo Mano | Production Design |
| Lighting | Takeshi Nakasu | Gaffer |
| Writing | Masaru Nakamura | Screenplay |
| Writing | Jun Ichikawa | Screenplay |
| Writing | Shinsuke Sato | Screenplay |
| Sound | Shin'ichi Itô | Sound Effects |
| Writing | Makoto Shiina | Original Story |
| Directing | Fumio Inoue | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Jun Ichikawa | Director |
| Sound | Bun Itakura | Original Music Composer |